No change for 50 Cent's ex in lawsuit

She wanted 50 Cent's millions, but the rapper's baby mama isn't going to pocket even a single penny.

A Manhattan judge has tossed Shaniqua Tompkins' lawsuit against the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" rapper, who she had accused of stiffing her on a long-ago pledge to fix her up for life once he hit it big.

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Describing the case as a "unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour", Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead junked the suit, ruling that none of Tompkins' allegations have merit.

"I knew that once the facts were heard that justice would prevail," 50 Cent said in a statement. "I hope now that we can put this behind us and move forward with our lives."

Tompkins and the Queens-born rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, began dating in 1995, when Fitty was freshly paroled, unemployed and an aspiring rapper. While pregnant with his son in 1996, Tompkins charged, the rapper vowed to take care of her once he became a star.

"Even if we weren't going to be together, we were down for life," Tompkins testified, according to court paper. "That no matter what, whether we're together or not that he would always take care of me. He said he would never see me fall."

The suit stated that Tompkins stood by 50 Cent - whose fortune is at least $50 million - when he was a no-name and that she bought him a diamond ring and watch because they were "part of the makeup of being a rapper." It says she nursed him back to health after he was shot nine times in front of his grandma's house in 2000.

"I did it because I loved him, and wanted him to be happy," Tompkins said in a deposition.

Tompkins had also claimed that she was forced to sign away her life rights to the production of Fitty's movie, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" but Edmead was buying none of it. Instead, the mother of two will continue to receive $6,700 in monthly child-support payments.

"In dismissing the case before trial, the court is sending a clear message," said Brett Kimmel, a lawyer for the rapper. "This is a complete and total victory for 50."

Tompkins and 50 Cent had been long been warring in multiple court cases, and she last year accused her ex-lover of torching the $2.4 million home where she lived with her kids. Fitty fired back with a defamation lawsuit.

Tompkins' lawyer said she is considering an appeal of Edmead's decision.